खुरचन
Hindi
Etymology
Etymology tree
From खुरचना (khuracnā, “to scrape”) + -अन (-an).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰʊɾ.t͡ʃən/, [kʰʊɾ.t͡ʃɐ̃n]
Noun
खुरचन • (khurcan) f
- scrape, scraping
- (cooking) thickened milk or cream
- khurchan (a North Indian dessert prepared from this substance)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खुरचन khurcan |
खुरचनें khurcanẽ |
| oblique | खुरचन khurcan |
खुरचनों khurcanõ |
| vocative | खुरचन khurcan |
खुरचनो khurcano |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “खुरचन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1171
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “खुरचन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 161
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “खुरचन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 134.